sfdoddsy
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Evidently I'm bored.
Thus late night eBaying has resulted in three sets of SGI irons arriving on my doorstep.
The THP favorite Cleveland XL Halo. The web favorite PXG 0311XP Gen 3. And the mostly ignored ugly duckling of the PXG family in the form of a set of 0211Z 'irons'.
The 0311XPs and the 0211Zs both have Elevate Tour stiff shafts. The Halos have XP90 stiff.
I normally play Modus 105 stiff.
Initial aesthetic impressions are that the 0311XPs look like skinny blades next to the others.
Interestingly, they also have less offset (per degree of loft) than their better player 0311P brethren (my gamers). As someone with a left miss this is good.
The XL Halos look giant next to the 0311XPs, but petite next to the 0211Zs.
The 0211Zs simply look ginormous from any angle. There's zero attempt to hide what they are.
The weather where I live has been so awful my club's course is closed, but I did get in a damp range session this afternoon.
Given the rain and wind initial impressions are somewhat premature.
Nevertheless, the 0311XPs seemed longest. As one would expect from the lofts (28* 7 iron vs 30*).
I tried out the 7, 9 and wedge of each set and could draw no conclusion about forgiveness. Bad swings aside, I hit all three high and straightish. I was expecting to draw the 0211Z most due to the extra offset, but that wasn't the case.
The biggest surprise was how much better the 0211Z sounded and felt compared to the Halos. Not as good as the 0311s, but Gen3 PXGs are the best irons for feel I've ever tried so that's a high bar.
But notably better than the Halos.
I'm not sure that counters their appearance though.
I'd seen Halos before (and used to own Altitudes) so I knew what to expect.
The long and mid irons of the 0211Z and Halo are about the same chunkiness. But the Halos get slimmer as loft increases.
The 0211Z maintain their obesity defiantly.
The sand wedge makes even the Cleveland Smart Sole SW look demur.
On the other hand, I guess once you go down the hybrid iron rabbit hole carping about looks seems kind of pointless.
So my shootout is going to be somewhat scientific. I have booked time at my local Trackman facility early next week and will report back with numbers.
Thus late night eBaying has resulted in three sets of SGI irons arriving on my doorstep.
The THP favorite Cleveland XL Halo. The web favorite PXG 0311XP Gen 3. And the mostly ignored ugly duckling of the PXG family in the form of a set of 0211Z 'irons'.
The 0311XPs and the 0211Zs both have Elevate Tour stiff shafts. The Halos have XP90 stiff.
I normally play Modus 105 stiff.
Initial aesthetic impressions are that the 0311XPs look like skinny blades next to the others.
Interestingly, they also have less offset (per degree of loft) than their better player 0311P brethren (my gamers). As someone with a left miss this is good.
The XL Halos look giant next to the 0311XPs, but petite next to the 0211Zs.
The 0211Zs simply look ginormous from any angle. There's zero attempt to hide what they are.
The weather where I live has been so awful my club's course is closed, but I did get in a damp range session this afternoon.
Given the rain and wind initial impressions are somewhat premature.
Nevertheless, the 0311XPs seemed longest. As one would expect from the lofts (28* 7 iron vs 30*).
I tried out the 7, 9 and wedge of each set and could draw no conclusion about forgiveness. Bad swings aside, I hit all three high and straightish. I was expecting to draw the 0211Z most due to the extra offset, but that wasn't the case.
The biggest surprise was how much better the 0211Z sounded and felt compared to the Halos. Not as good as the 0311s, but Gen3 PXGs are the best irons for feel I've ever tried so that's a high bar.
But notably better than the Halos.
I'm not sure that counters their appearance though.
I'd seen Halos before (and used to own Altitudes) so I knew what to expect.
The long and mid irons of the 0211Z and Halo are about the same chunkiness. But the Halos get slimmer as loft increases.
The 0211Z maintain their obesity defiantly.
The sand wedge makes even the Cleveland Smart Sole SW look demur.
On the other hand, I guess once you go down the hybrid iron rabbit hole carping about looks seems kind of pointless.
So my shootout is going to be somewhat scientific. I have booked time at my local Trackman facility early next week and will report back with numbers.